Washer-setting machine



March 27, 1928.

M. G. BERTONE WASHER SETTING MACHINE v Filed Oct. 29, 1926 2Sheets-Sheet l A sa' I/ /5 INVENTOR -M46Q/0H/.N0 6'. 55H mvg y WITNESSESATTORNEYS March 21, 192s. 1,664,346

A M. G. BERTONE WASHER SETTING MACHINE i, Zoff 5 401426 .9

' INVENTOR MHaG/a/f/A/aaf/fmA/f Pgiented Mar. 27, 1928. o. 1,554,346

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MAQGIQRINQ G7. BERTONE, 0F. N YORK, N. Y.

WAsiiER-SMTING Meert-INE.. i

Applicationffiled October 29,V 1926. Serial No. 14531156.

Y The 'present invention is concerned With ingup-Wardly'from the face-ofthe bed.` plate. tlie'- provision of amachine for setting*Walshl- Thesecorner posts may be in thenature of ers on the pegs in a. rubberhee'l`mold,i but screws shouldered at 16-'to space-theplate.13` 55 in',A itsbroader aspects: is: concernedk with an above the? bed and adapted to belocked in apparatus which may have a wide rari-ge of adjusted positionsrelatively to the bed by utility. the-ants. locking nuts 17'. o j It iscustomary to; mold a: plurality of Mounted to slide on the under faceofi the ifurbbenheels-:at onetime inmoldswlrich are plate-13 is arelatively thin plate 181 retained 60 formed' Withpegs to produce the.nai-ll holes in proper position byy screws 2() passed in:` the completedheels: and to` receive the through slots 21 in the plate 18V which limitrei-enforcingwashers which encirclethe nail the slid-ing movementthereof.' Thel edges holes. 'Fl-iev operation offsettingthe-Washers ofthe plate 18' areV out awa-yl as at` 22 to on1the-pegsbyliand isf atediousr one and accommodate the. posts 15, and at one side 65 nosatisfactory` mechanism has thus far been the. plate is provided withapertured extendevised for automatically-and simultaneous.- sions 23. Arock shaft 24 mounted in lf; emplacinglv an; entire's'eries: ofWasherson brackets 25f which extend laterally from one the, respectivepegs. i edge ofthe upper'plate 12 carriesfan oper- Y The pnesentinvention aimsto accomplish ating-handle 26.v Cranll arms 27 mounted on7o this result with a machineA of'siniple practhe rockv shaft engagethe; openings 28I in 20 ticall construction which; will` be-rugged`duthe extensions 23y 'that the plate 18 may n able and eiiicient in useand Well suitedr to be slid to one or' thel other ofits extreme the'requirements of economical manufacture positions by swinging; thehandle26. and rapid and:A convenient operation. f Plate 1.8f'is forinedi'witha series of ley 75 lVith the'above noted. and other objects hole slots,19', the -narroiv ends of which in*L .view the invention consists incertain normally register'with. the pegs 11. These novel features ofconstruction. and combinapegs as is customary in the art areshouljytionsand arrangements of parts as will be dered. at 11e providing reducedextensions more fully hereinafter set. forth and pointed 11h disposed inthe slots. 19 and adapted to 80' outini, theclaims. rlhe invention maybe receive the WashersSO; Y

more fully understood fromv the following The stationary plate 13 isformed with' a .description in connection with the accom- Vseries .ofopenings 31' registering with the panying drawings, wherein pegs 1-1.'=One or both: of the plates212 and13 Eigiire1` isa topplan View oftlielmachine. may be cut avvay to provide clearance for 85 Figure 2 is.a transverse sectional View a. rela-tively thinv platev 32`inountecl'to. slide 35 therethirough.y on'the staggered line of atright angles to the direction of" movc Figure' 1A.` i ment of the plate18'. Plate 32 is provided Eigures, 3 and t are pla-n views ofy the ivitha series ofopenings 331 normally regis tiro.v slide plates. teringiviththe openings 31 in the plate 13 90 Figiires 5, 6 and 7' ane Sectionaldetails ilt- Aand retained in such position-bythe action 4o lustratingthree positions of,Y the upper slide of-V coiled springs 3ft mounted inbrackets 35 plate. and' f securedV as at 36" to. the plate 12.lilovement Figures 8 and 9 are sectional details at oftheplate12 in onedirection under the 1nright angles: tov Eigures 5. and 6. illustratingfluence of: the springs Seis limited a stop g5 two positions'of thelower slideplate.V strip 37; A handle 38 on the strip. permits Inthedraivingslhave used. the reference the plate 32 vto be slid againstthe action of numeral 10ft@ designate a bed plate carryits springs to anextent limited by stop ing'a series of setsofpegs 11, the pegs bepins39.l ing' adapted to vformi part: of rubber heel The total extentofslidilng inoveinentof 100 molds (not shown). pair of superimthe plate32 is jsustenough 'to permit the 5o posed relatively heavy' plates 12and 13; are openings 33 to be sliifted'from ,aA position formed withregisteringpockets 14 therein Where-they align with the openings 31 to av .fd-Piilff te Seat corner post-s projectposition Where they registerVwith the open f ers 30.

bottoms of tubular hoppers Ll() carried by the Vplate 12 and in whichstacks of washers are provided.

It may be noted that the diameter of the hoppers 10, openings 33 and 31and enlarged ends of the key-hole slots 19, is just slightly larger thanthe diameter of one of the wash- The operation of the device may be mostconveniently followed out by a consideration of Figures 5 to 9inclusive. In Figure 5 the plate 32 is retained in its normal positionby the springs 34 andthe plate 18 has been shifted to the right byswinging the handle 26 inwardly toward the machine.` Thus the openings33 in the plate 32 register with the openings 31 in the plate 13 and thereduced extensions 11b ofthe pegs 11 are located in the narrow ends ofthe key-hole slots 19 in the plate 13. The stacks of washers in thehoppers 10 rest upon the surface of the upper sliding plate 32. Bygrasping the handle 38 and sliding the plate 32 against the action ofits springs until vsuch sliding movement is stopped by the pins 39 theopenings 33 will be aligned with the bottoms of the hoppers 40 and awasher Vwill drop into each opening 33 and rest on the plate 13 as seenin Figure 6. It is to 'be understood that the plate 32 is of the samevthickness as the washers to be handled, so that when the handle 38 isreleased and the plate 32 restored to its normal position there will beno jamming of the washers. This position is shown in Figure 7 afterwhich time the opening 33 has again aligned with the opening 31 and thewasher has dropped through the opening 31 and encircles the upper end ofthe peg extension 11b. The same position is also illustrated in Figure8, but

this latter figure is taken at right angles to disclose the key-holeslot 19, the narrow end of which is of less width than the washer sothat thel washer cannot drop under the shoulder 11 of the peg. Byswinging the handle 26 to shift the lower sliding plate 18 the enlargedends of the key-hole slots are brought in the registration of theopenings 31 and the washers30 drop through them and on to the pegs.

, Obviously various changes and alterations might be made in the generalform and arrangement4 of the parts described without departing from` theinvention and hence I do not wish to limit myself to the precise detailsset forth but shall consider myself at liberty to make all changes whichfairly fall within the spirit and scope of the f appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a washer setting machine a. pair of superimposed stationaryplates, a slide plate mounted betweenthem, said upper stationary platehaving openings therein and open ended tubes adapted to receive a stackof washers communicating withsaid openings,

said lower stationary plate having openings therein offset from theopenings in the upper plate, said slide plate having openings thereinadapted to register alternately with the openings in the two stationaryplates as the slide plate is shifted from one extreme position to theother, a second slide plate mounted under the lower stationary plate.and having key-hole slots therein the narrow ends of which normallyregister with the openings in the lower stationary plate.

2. In a washer setting machine a pair of superimposed stationary plates,a slide plate mounted between them, said upper stationary plate havingopenings therein and open ended tubes adapted to receive .a'stack ofwashers communicating with said openings, said lower stationary platehaving openings therein offset from the openings in the upper plate,said slide plate having openings therein adapted to register alternatelywith the openings in the two stationary plates as the slide plate isshifted from one extreme position to the other, a second slide platemounted under the lower stationary plate and having key-hole slotstherein the narrow ends of which normally register with the openings inthe lower stationary plate, and means for shifting'the lower slidingplate to register the larger endsof the keyhole slots with the openingsin the lower stationary plate.

3. A machine as set forth in claim 2 and wherein a bed plate supports .aplurality of washer pegs, the upper ends'of which are received in thekey-hole slots. n

4. In a washer setting machine a pair of superimposed stationary plates,a slide plate mounted between them, said upper stationary plate havingopenings therein and open ended tubes adapted to receive a stack ofwashers communicating with said openings, said lower stationaryplatehaving openings therein offset from the openings in the upperplate, said slide plate having openings therein adapted to registeralternately' with the openings in the two stationary plates as the slideplate is shifted from one extreme position to the other, a second slideplate mounted under the'lower stationary plate and having key-holeslotsjtherein the narrow ends of which normally register with theopenings in the lower stationary plate, said slide plates being movableon at right angles to each other.

5. In a washer setting machine a pair of superimposed stationary plates,a slide plate mounted between them, said upper station- -ary platehaving openings therein and open .endedY tubesadapted to receive a stackof washers communicating with said openings,

-said lower stationary plate having openings therein odset from theopeningsin the upthe openings in the two stationary plates as the slideplate is shifted from one eXtreme position to the other, a second slideplate mounted under the lower stationary plate and having key-hole slotstherein the narrow ends of which normally register with the openings inthe lower stationary plate, a rock shaft carried by one of thestationary plates for operating one of the slide plates and crank armson the rock with slotted extensions of said slide plate.

6. A machine as described in claim 5 and wherein the last mentionedslideplate is formed with .slots receiving stop pins anchored to one ofthe stationary plates. MAGGIORINO G. BERTONE.

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